NIST Renames AI Consortium, Invites New Members

NIST has renamed the AI Safety Institute Consortium to the NIST Artificial Intelligence Consortium and increased its membership to include more organizations with technical capabilities.
The focus of the rebranded consortium now includes AI measurement, adoption, and innovation.
The 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29 will explore strategies for scaling AI deployment across federal agencies.
The NIST AI Consortium aims to create an AI evaluation ecosystem, foster the use of U.S.-developed AI technologies, and develop measurement science for AI.
The consortium functions through six task groups addressing various aspects of AI testing, evaluation, risk assessment, documentation, and security.
Interested organizations can join the consortium by submitting a letter of interest detailing their technical expertise and contributions.